"The worst slumlord in the country is the federal government, which has savagely starved public housing of the funding it desperately needs."
"I would not be in the United States Congress were it not for public housing, which gave me something that all of us need -- a safe, decent, affordable home."
"We should harness the power of this moment to rewrite the social contract with public housing residents and give them the safeties in affordable housing that they deserve, which is long overdue."
"My neighbors in the Bronx cannot wait. Like, I have -- there are mostly women of color who are the leaders of the essential workforce, who are leaders in the families of the South Bronx who are strugg..."
"the election of Joe Biden is going to be a game changer. I think it's going to restore confidence in a vaccination campaign."
"If the Democrats win control of the Senate, then it's going to dramatically improve the prospects for bringing relief to state and local governments, to our public transit systems, to our families and..."
"the obstructionism of Mitch McConnell is going to be a stumbling block to bring relief to families in greatest need."
"We desperately need an infusion of federal funding from Washington, D.C. to stabilize our families."
"The Coronavirus outbreak has the potential to radically reshape life, as we know it. It could be even more catastrophic economically than 9/11 and the Financial Crisis in 2008."
"We desperately need an infusion of economic support from the federal government. The Coronavirus outbreak demonstrates why we need a comprehensive social safety net in the United States to catch all o..."
"I wanted to share this with you. I actually have, before this hearing was set, I was set to go down to the Micronesian Islands, meet with the President and the Governors."
"I was supposed to go to the Marshall Islands for four days and go to Kosrae, Kwajalein and Pohnpei, to meet with the leaders and to give them the assurance that if any of their employees or people to ..."